Abstract
Scientific research confirms that equal opportunities for girls and boys is one of the most important determinants of development, which has a positive impact on the country’s progress in all vital areas, the country’s economy, politics and social life.
 The paper “Gender equality policy in Georgia and challenges” combines a mixed study to explore important aspects of gender equality principles in Georgia a variety of areas, including women’s political involvement, quotas and mechanisms during elections, domestic violence and violence against women. Prevention, premature marriage as a form of violence.
 Public or non-governmental institutions working on these issues, research of state programs, which programs help citizens in involvement and development, empowerment of women and rural women, and economic prosperity. Georgian legislation, as well as gender budgeting and programs were studied.
 The data obtained from the studies give us a basis to draw the following conclusions:
 
 Despite the positive general legal framework, Georgia fails to meet its international commitments in practice to uphold the principles of equal rights for women and gender equality.
 Quotas system and mechanisms have been improved in Georgia again.
 Georgia still lacks shelters and services for victims of violence.
 There are no solid coordination mechanisms between the state agency and local self-governments.
 Public servants need to acquire additional knowledge and experience on gender sensitivity, budgeting and program planning.
Highlights
The thesis “Gender equality policy in Georgia and challenges” provides a political, cultural and social overview of the current gender reality in Georgia
One in twelve women is a victim of physical assault by her husband/partner and over 35% are affected by various forms of violence, including psychological, verbal and economic; Georgia is the leading country in the world in terms of sex-selective abortion, i.e. termination of pregnancy based on the expected sex of the child
A new paragraph 6 was added to Article 12 of the Law, according to which “the Government of Georgia shall establish the Interagency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence to ensure systematic and coordinated work on gender and other issues provided for by the legislation of Georgia.”
Summary
The thesis “Gender equality policy in Georgia and challenges” provides a political, cultural and social overview of the current gender reality in Georgia. The thesis addresses the following topics: legislative mechanisms in Georgia and their implementation in local government, women’s political involvement, quotas and the electoral system, women’s economic empowerment and the exchange of best practices in gender policy. Any state that wants to address gender and women’s issues must develop a special strategy. The implementation of a relevant strategy developed by the state must be supported by local government. Discussion of gender issues requires clarification of the term “gender” – it is a social role that refers to psychological, cultural and social characteristics. One of the tasks of gender psychology is the study of gender identity, the study of the mechanisms of its construction in different times and socio-cultural contexts, in the context of social change. There is a “taboo about the similarity of boys and girls”
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